A. J. GREIMAS: EDUCAÇÃO, CONVICÇÕES, CARREIRA

A. J. GREIMAS: EDUCATION, CONVICTIONS, CAREER

Authors

  • Thomas F. Broden Professor de Língua Francesa e de Literatura Comparada na School of Languages and Cultures da Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21709/casa.v15i1.10659

Keywords:

Algirdas J. Greimas. Educação. Convicções. Carreira.

Abstract

This article describes the upbringing and education of the semiotician A. J. Greimas (1917–1992) and explores how they contributed to shaping his subsequent life of ideas. An initial narrative characterizes the linguistic and cultural context in which he grew up, relates his schooling in Lithuania, and details his university studies in 1930s France. This account highlights the individuals, methods, authors, and books of his youth which proved particularly significant for him. A longer second section then synthesizes the experiences recounted. Four cultural and intellectual traditions played a leading role in Greimas development: Lithuanian, Slavic, Germanic, and French. He took a particular interest in poetry, the Middle Ages, philosophy, history, modernism, and philology. The essay inquires into the ways in which these heritages, arts, and topics informed the ensuing evolution of his outlook, his ideas, and his career.
Keywords: A. J. Greimas (1917-1992). French semiotics. Lithuania historiography. Linguistic. Philosophy: existentialism poetry. Modernism.

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Published

21/06/2022

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v. 15, n. 1, jun. 2022

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